Organizational change management for Program Managers. When we work with Program Managers, we help them conceptualize, assess, plan and implement changes brought about by project results. While no client is the same, starting from different points, different levels of maturity, unique situations, etc. some common themes do appear. Are you struggling with some of these […]
Microsoft Project Resource Delay
Microsoft Project Resource Delay What can you do when you have multiple resources working on a task, but some of these resources have a delayed start? Well, Microsoft Project supports an assignment delay for resources in these situations. In your scheduling scenario you have several resources working on a task, and some of these resources […]
Administrative Time Gaps
Administrative time gaps are rarely, if ever, accounted for in scheduling, but some consider them to be the root cause of most schedule delays. Administrative time gaps are therefore, worth discussion. Schedules can be defined and divided into Productive Work Segments (PWS) and Time Gaps (TG). A PWS refers to the division of an activity’s […]
Quality Cost Forecasting for Project Controls
Cost forecasting is almost never 100% accurate. If it were, the field of cost control would be significantly less difficult. There are elements however, that do contribute to a quality cost forecast. In this article I offer some high-level details about these elements. Forecasting is the critical focus of cost control. Work package forecast evaluation […]
Using Labor Roles in Primavera P6 EPPM
There are optional labor roles in Primavera P6 Enterprise Project Portfolio Management (EPPM). It is possible to bypass labor roles and directly assign resources to activities, but many Primavera P6 EPPM users like to first assigns labor roles as place holders until later assignment of specific resources. Project managers typically do not want to involve […]
Displaying The Task Path In Microsoft Project
Using Microsoft Project’s Gantt charts have a way of quickly becoming cluttered with numerous tasks and joining relationships. In these situations you may want a way to inspect a respective task path through the network. In analyzing a schedule it is common to inspect all tasks coming before a particular task, the predecessors, and all […]
How to Fix Poor Project Status Reporting
PMOs often take an active part in project status reporting. They consolidate reports from project managers, chase project managers for updates and it can feel like managing reporting it a huge time drain. But are you actually getting anything of value out of your project reports? Are managers are still asking questions you think they […]
How To Use Monthly Budgeted Project Costs In Primavera P6
A student recently asked how one can provide subcontractors and other stakeholders monthly budgeted costs for the life of the project. This information is readily acquired in Primavera P6. Subcontractors working on your project may want to know how much money they need to set aside monthly for project related costs. This monthly project cost […]
How to Build A PMO Maturity Model
How mature is your PMO? And does it matter? We would say that it doesn’t matter where you are, as long as you know where you are. And that’s where a PMO maturity model comes in. What is a PMO Maturity Model? A PMO maturity model is a way of assessing how good your PMO […]
Hiding Pay Rates In Primavera P6 EPPM
Sometimes organizations want to restrict pay rate information to a select few individuals that have a need to know. It is possible in Primavera Enterprise Project Portfolio Management (EPPM) to hide labor pay rate data from unprivileged users. Primavera P6 EPPM has nice features for determining the budget of a project schedule. These budgeting schedule […]